Borough of Honey Brook, PA Fee Schedule

All applicants must maintain a minimum balance in each escrow account of 1/2 of the required escrow. If the minimum balance falls below 1/2 of the required escrow, each applicant must remit to the Borough all amounts necessary to bring the minimum balance up to 1/2 of the above amounts.

§ 2 Building Permit Applications.

[Res. 6/15/2015]

Please note: A use and occupancy permit is required for any additional alteration of a building or structure requiring a building permit.

Calculation of fee by square foot basis: Square footage will be calculated on the out-to-out dimensions of the building or structure and will include all areas, whether finished or unfinished, that have a minimum headroom of seven feet six inches or are finished as habitable space, but not limited to basements, bays, hallways, stairways, utility rooms, storage rooms, lobbies, attached garages, detached garages, foyers, attics, etc.

Residential (noncommercial) building permits:

(1)

New single-family dwelling unit(s), multiple-family dwelling unit(s), condominium units or similar residential structures:

(a)

Per square foot of floor space: $0.40.

(b)

Minimum building permit fee: $200.

(2)

*Accessory buildings or structures (sheds) exceeding 150 square feet:

(a)

Per square foot of floor space: $0.25.

(b)

Minimum building permit fee for accessory building: $75.

(3)

*Accessory building or structures (sheds) less than 150 square feet: $50.

(4)

*Additions or remodeling to residential buildings and residential accessory buildings:

(a)

Per square foot of floor space: $0.25.

(b)

Minimum building permit fee: $150.

	*	NOTE: No building permit is required for a carport, detached private garage, greenhouse or shed if the structure has a building area less than 1,000 square feet and is accessory to a detached one-family dwelling.
		No building permit is required for a carport, detached private garage, greenhouse or shed if the structure has a building area of less than 120 square feet and is accessory to a two-family dwelling or townhouse.
		No building permit is required for alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress. A structural change does not include a minor framing change needed to replace existing windows or doors.

(5)

Agricultural buildings, including habitable spaces in which agricultural products are processed, treated or packaged:

(a)

Per square foot for first 1,000 square feet: $0.25.

(b)

Square footage over 1,000 square feet: $0.18.

(6)

Swimming pools:

(a)

Aboveground pools: $75.

(b)

In-ground pools: $200.

(7)

Fences and walls: $50.

(8)

Decks and patio slabs: $50.

(9)

Signs for a home business or occupation: $50.

(10)

Demolition permit: $90.

Commercial, industrial and institutional building permit applications:

(1)

New construction and/or additions:

(a)

First 5,000 square feet: $0.25.

(b)

Next 10,000 square feet: $0.18.

(c)

Over 15,000 square feet: $0.12.

(d)

Minimum building permit fee: $385.

(2)

Renovations and/or remodeling:

(a)

Per square foot of floor space for 5,000 square feet: $0.25.

(b)

Next 10,000 square feet: $0.18.

(c)

Over 15,000 square feet: $0.12.

(d)

Minimum building permit fee: $385.

(3)

**Nonresidential accessory buildings exceeding 150 square feet:

(a)

Per square foot: $0.25.

(b)

Minimum building permit fee: $75.

(4)

**Nonresidential accessory buildings less than 150 square feet: $50.

(5)

**Special structures including by way of example, and not by way of limitation, towers, storage tanks, etc.: $250.

NOTE: No building permit is required for buildings or structures of an accessory character and miscellaneous structures not classified by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., in any specific use group. The term includes carports, detached private garages, greenhouses and sheds having a building area less than 1,000 square feet. The term does not include swimming pools or spas.

(6)

Fences: $50.

(7)

Demolition Permit: $150.

(8)

Uniform Construction Code surcharge.

(a)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania fee per permit (rev. 2007): $4.

(9)

Fees if building and/or zoning permit is not obtained. If no building or zoning permit is obtained prior to excavation for construction purposes, the construction or erection of any building and/or portion thereof, including accessory buildings; the alteration of any building, including accessory buildings; or any use change or change in a structure which requires a building or zoning permit, the required permit fee will be two times the permit fee which would have been required for the permit had the permit been issued, plus an administrative charge of $50.

§ 3 Construction Inspections.

[Res. 6/15/2015]

Residential inspection fees.

	Type of Inspection	Fee
	Footings	$55
	Foundations	$55
	Framing	$60
	Plumbing	$55
	Mechanical	$55
	Electrical	$60
	Energy	$55
	Final inspection	$55
	Total fees	$450
	Additional inspections required because of reinspections, stop-work orders, etc., per additional inspection	$55

Commercial Inspection Fees:

Construction costs of $0 to $52,000,000:

Total construction cost x 0.2%

+ Estimated length of project in weeks x $50

= Total

Construction costs of $52,000,000 to $60,000,000:

$4,000 + [(Total construction cost - $2,000,000) x 0.09%]

+ Estimated length of project in weeks x $45

= Total

Construction costs of $60,000,000 to $510,000,000:

$7,600 + [(Total construction cost - $6,000,000) x 0.08%]

+ Estimated length of project in weeks x $40

= Total

§ 4 Curb, Sidewalk and/or Driveway Permits.

[Res. 6/15/2015]

Curb only: $50.

Driveway: $50.

Sidewalk: $50.

Curb and sidewalk or driveway and curb: $75.

§ 5 Dumpster in Street Permit.

[Res. 6/15/2015]

Fee: $15 per day (maximum of 15 days).

§ 6 Fire Prevention Code Applications.

[Res. 6/15/2015]

New construction/renovations involving commercial, industrial and institutional facilities which require a fire prevention code permit will pay a fee equal to 50% of the building permit fee for the fire prevention code permit fee.

Minimum fee: $75.

Inspection of fuel oil tanks and all other Fire Prevention Code permits: $75.

§ 7 Permit Renewals.

[Res. 6/15/2015]

Permit renewal: $60.

§ 8 Road Cut Permits.

[Res. 6/15/2015]

Application fee (nonrefundable): $175.

Inspection fee to verify proper backfill, compaction and paving material, nonrefundable base fee: $75.

Escrows (refundable):

First zero to three square yards surface disturbance: $20 per square yard.

Next three to 10 square yards surface disturbance: $10 per square yard.

Greater than 10 square yards surface disturbance: $5 per square yard.

Additional work fee-based on the Borough Engineer's rate schedule and estimated time.

Example: 22 square yards disturbance = $175 + $75 + $60 + $70 + $60 = $440 of which $190 would be refundable

Two-year financial security: 10% of the cost of construction approved by the Borough Engineer to cover any and all damages arising from the digging up, opening or closing of a roadway.

§ 9 Signs (Nonresidential).

[Res. 6/15/2015]

Permanent signs (freestanding, ground, wall, etc.): $5 per square foot; minimum fee of $100.

Temporary banners and other nonpermanent signs: $50 for each event up to 30 days; maximum fee of $150 for three to a maximum of six events per year.

§ 10 Stormwater Permit Application.

[Res. 6/15/2015]

Application fee (nonrefundable):

Stormwater associated with construction, residential (single-family dwelling): $250.

Stormwater associated with construction, all other construction: $450.

Escrows** (refundable):

Single-family dwelling residential: $300.

All other construction: $600.

All applicants must maintain a minimum balance in the escrow account of 1/2 of the required escrow. If the minimum balance falls below 1/2 of the required escrow, the applicant must remit to the Borough all amounts necessary to bring the minimum balance up to 1/2 of the above amounts.

§ 11 Use and Occupancy Permits.

[Res. 6/15/2015]

A use and occupancy permit is required for the following:

Change of ownership or tenants in residential dwellings.

Residential accessory buildings or structures over 500 square feet excluding a carport, detached private garage, greenhouse or shed if the structure has a building area less than 1,000 square feet and is accessory to a detached one-family dwelling. Also excluding a carport, detached private garage, greenhouse or shed if the structure has a building area of less than 120 square feet and is accessory to a two-family dwelling or townhouse.

Swimming pools.

Additions/alterations to a residential unit requiring a building permit.

Commercial/industrial buildings or structures.

Additions/alterations to a commercial/industrial/institutional building or structure for the purpose of occupancy by an individual tenant or tenants, but not including an individual self-storage unit in a self-storage unit complex.

Each addition/alteration of a commercial/industrial/institutional building or structure requiring a building permit.

Change of use or ownership or tenants in a commercial, industrial or institutional building or structure.

Each commercial/industrial/institutional accessory building or structure over 200 square feet in area.

Fee for the use and occupancy permit:

Efficiency (one bedroom, 650 square feet or less): $25.

One-bedroom apartment: $40.

Two-bedroom apartment: $55.

Three-or-more-bedroom apartment: $75.

House: $100.

§ 12 Reinspection Fees.

[Res. 6/15/2015]

Each reinspection is $74 per hour, with a minimum of one hour, with additional time billed in increments of 1/2 hour.

§ 13 Zoning Hearing Board Applications and Appeals.

[Res. 6/15/2015]

Variances, Special Exceptions and Appeals from Zoning Officer's determinations.

Single-family residential property: $450.*

Commercial and multifamily residential property: $1,200.*

Industrial: $1,500.*

Challenges to the validity of an ordinance: $1,200.*

Conditional use applications: $450.*

Curative amendments: $10,000.

Applications to the Board of Appeals [filed pursuant to § 403.121(b) and § 403.122(a) of the Uniform Construction Code Regulations]: $500.*

There will be an additional charge of $300 for each additional session of testimony. This fee must be paid in full not less than five days prior to the scheduled additional session of testimony.

§ 14 General Government Fees.

[Res. 6/15/2015]

Sale of documents:

Comprehensive plans: $35.

Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance: $40.

Zoning Ordinance: $55.

Zoning Maps: $5.

Copy fees.

Per copy/side: $0.25.

Nonstandard sized documents including, but not limited to, blue prints, color copies, or any document requiring printing by an outside vendor: actual cost per document.

Police reports: $15 per report.

Certification of a record: $5 per record. Please note that certification fees do not include notarization fees.

Mailing: actual cost of postage.

Solicitation permits.

$50 for one day.

$200 for five days.

$1,000 for 30 days.

Yard sale permits:

First permit issued to a household within any twelve-month period: $10 (good for up to two dates).

Second permit issued to a household within the same twelve-month period: $25.

Nonprofit service organizations and charitable organizations may obtain up to two yard sale permits in any twelve-month period without payment of a fee.

Event permits: $10.

Key deposit: $5 (refundable upon return of key).

10.

Pavilion use deposit: $35 (nonrefundable plus security deposit of $50 refundable after pavilion is broom clean, rubbish is bagged, etc. and no damage has occurred).

11.

Returned check charge: $30.

12.

Late charge for overdue payments: interest rate of 1.5% per month (18% per annum).

13.

Fees if permit is not obtained. If no permit is obtained, the required permit fee will be two times the permit fee which would have been required for the permit had the permit been issued.

§ 15 Rental of Borough Equipment.

[Res. 6/15/2015]

Equipment fees.

Dump truck: $195 per day.

Backhoe: $275 per day.

Portable generator: $40 per day.

Rentals are available to emergency management teams and public authorities only. All rental fees are plus operator costs.